Altanak, the Thrice-Called

Altanak, the Thrice-Called

Legendary Creature — Insect Beast

Mana cost: {5}{G}{G}

How we read this card

Trample
Whenever Altanak becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, draw a card.

triggered — draws you 1 card

Return target land card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.

activated {1}{G}, Discard this card —

activated {1}{G}, Discard this card — brings a card back

What we read on this card

Causes: draw a card, discard a card, put a land onto the battlefield, a land leaves a graveyard.

Cares about: a land in a graveyard.

Works well with

hits creature — 616 cards in Altanak's colors can cause this (Altanak is one).

  1. Birthing Ritual — Birthing Ritual can put Altanak, the Thrice-Called onto the battlefield from your library

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Beast enters the battlefield — 298 cards in Altanak's colors can cause this (Altanak is one).

When Altanak, the Thrice-Called enters:

  1. Totem Speaker — gains you 3 life
  2. Wirewood Savage — draws you 1 card
  3. Woodland Liege — draws you 1 card

put a land into a graveyard — 201 cards in Altanak's colors can cause this.

  1. Spiked Ripsaw — Spiked Ripsaw puts cards into the graveyard that Altanak, the Thrice-Called can bring back
  2. Excavating Anurid — Excavating Anurid puts cards into the graveyard that Altanak, the Thrice-Called can bring back
  3. Centaur Garden — When Centaur Garden is in the graveyard, Altanak, the Thrice-Called can bring it back
  4. Haven of the Spirit Dragon — When Haven of the Spirit Dragon is in the graveyard, Altanak, the Thrice-Called can bring it back
  5. Edgewall Inn — When Edgewall Inn is in the graveyard, Altanak, the Thrice-Called can bring it back
  6. Lazotep Quarry — Lazotep Quarry puts cards into the graveyard that Altanak, the Thrice-Called can bring back
  7. Urza's Saga — When Urza's Saga is in the graveyard, Altanak, the Thrice-Called can bring it back
  8. Inventors' Fair — When Inventors' Fair is in the graveyard, Altanak, the Thrice-Called can bring it back
  9. Haunted Fengraf — When Haunted Fengraf is in the graveyard, Altanak, the Thrice-Called can bring it back
  10. Gargantuan Gorilla — Gargantuan Gorilla puts cards into the graveyard that Altanak, the Thrice-Called can bring back

191 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a land enters the battlefield — 669 cards in Altanak's colors can cause this (Altanak is one).

When a land enters thanks to Altanak, the Thrice-Called:

  1. Primeval Bounty — gains you 3 life
  2. Toph, Earthbending Master — puts a counter on a permanent
  3. Dancing from Dark to Dawn — makes a token
  4. Floral Evoker — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Mole Man, Moloid Master — makes a token
  6. Return of the Mole Man — mills a card
  7. Springheart Nantuko — makes a token
  8. Sidequest: Raise a Chocobo // Black Chocobo — gives +1/+0
  9. Icetill Explorer — mills a card
  10. Nissa, Vastwood Seer // Nissa, Sage Animist — flickers itself

80 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card is discarded — 218 cards in Altanak's colors can cause this (Altanak is one).

When Altanak, the Thrice-Called makes a player discard a card:

  1. Containment Construct — brings a card back
  2. Currency Converter — exiles it
  3. Bag of Holding — exiles it
  4. Monument to Endurance — triggers

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything leaves a graveyard — 496 cards in Altanak's colors can cause this (Altanak is one).

When a land leaves a graveyard thanks to Altanak, the Thrice-Called:

  1. Hologram Stalker — makes a token
  2. Willow Geist — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a creature goes to a graveyard — 417 cards in Altanak's colors can cause this (Altanak is one).

  1. Voracious Brood — When Altanak, the Thrice-Called hits the graveyard, Voracious Brood puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card is drawn — 644 cards in Altanak's colors can cause this (Altanak is one).

When Altanak, the Thrice-Called makes a player draw a card:

  1. Diviner's Wand — gets +1/+1
  2. Psychosis Crawler — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Burlfist Oak — gets +2/+2
  4. Moonring Mirror — exiles a card from your library

5 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card in a graveyard — 1,454 cards in Altanak's colors can cause this (Altanak is one).

  1. Heart-Shaped Herb — When Altanak, the Thrice-Called is in the graveyard, Heart-Shaped Herb can bring it back
  2. Nantuko Calmer — Altanak, the Thrice-Called fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Nantuko Calmer needs
  3. Gurzigost — When Altanak, the Thrice-Called is in the graveyard, Gurzigost can bring it back
  4. Endurance — When Altanak, the Thrice-Called is in the graveyard, Endurance can bring it back
  5. Anurid Scavenger — When Altanak, the Thrice-Called is in the graveyard, Anurid Scavenger can bring it back
  6. Barkform Harvester — When Altanak, the Thrice-Called is in the graveyard, Barkform Harvester can bring it back
  7. Cybernetic Specialist — When Altanak, the Thrice-Called is in the graveyard, Cybernetic Specialist can bring it back
  8. Reito Sentinel — When Altanak, the Thrice-Called is in the graveyard, Reito Sentinel can bring it back
  9. Chrome Companion — When Altanak, the Thrice-Called is in the graveyard, Chrome Companion can bring it back
  10. Stone-Tongue Basilisk — Altanak, the Thrice-Called fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Stone-Tongue Basilisk needs

115 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 3,620 cards in Altanak's colors can cause this (Altanak is one).

When Altanak, the Thrice-Called attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. The Earth King — searches a library
  3. Staff of Titania — makes a token
  4. Fractal Harness — puts counters on a permanent
  5. Inquisitorial Rosette — makes a token
  6. Andúril, Flame of the West — makes 2 tokens
  7. Moonsilver Spear — makes a token
  8. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  9. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  10. Throwing Knife — sacrifices itself

41 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 3,620 cards in Altanak's colors can cause this (Altanak is one).

When Altanak, the Thrice-Called attacks:

  1. ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Hazardroot Herbalist — gives +1/+0
  3. Ranger Class — puts a counter on a creature
  4. Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought — deals 100 damage
  5. Hunter's Talent — gives +1/+0
  6. Family's Favor — puts a counter on a creature
  7. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  8. Twins of Discord — triggers
  9. Cosmic Cube — triggers
  10. Doom's Time Platform — exiles a card from your graveyard

6 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature blocks — 3,620 cards in Altanak's colors can cause this (Altanak is one).

When Altanak, the Thrice-Called blocks:

  1. Barrow-Blade — strips abilities
  2. Favor of the Woods — gains you 3 life
  3. Gift of the Woods — gives +0/+3
  4. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature

4 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 4,064 cards in Altanak's colors can cause this (Altanak is one).

  1. Legolas Greenleaf — When Altanak, the Thrice-Called enters, Legolas Greenleaf puts a counter on a permanent

100 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.